Courtney Love proved she’s a fan of the alternative ‘cupping’ therapy as she stepped out in West Hollywood on Wednesday

The 52-year-old nailed a rocker chic look as she teamed a polka dot jacquard vest and matching culottes by Temperly London.

Courtney completed the look with simple peep-toe boots and accessorised with silver jewellery.

Her hair was left in natural waves while she wore plum lipstick and smudged eyeliner.

However, it was the large suction marks on her back that turned heads as she added her name to the long list of stars who favour the ancients practise of ‘cupping’.

Cupping is believed to increase blood flow and has become a bit of a celebrity craze recently with the likes of Gwyneth Paltrow, Jennifer Aniston, Lena Dunham, Victoria Beckham and Justin Bieber all showing evidence of the temporary raised circular bumps on their backs.

However, it was the large suction marks on her back that turned heads as she added her name to the long list of stars who favour the ancients practise of ‘cupping’

Archaeologists have found evidence that ancient civilisations such as the Greeks and Chinese practised it as far back as 1,000 BC.
More recently it has been used as an alternative therapy for fighting cancer, although its medical benefits have yet to be scientifically proven.
Typically, a flame is first placed inside a glass or rubber cup, so the heat can create a partial vacuum, before the flame is removed and the cup held to the skin for about three minutes.

Cupping is believed to increase blood flow and has become a bit of a celebrity craze recently with the likes of Gwyneth Paltrow, Jennifer Aniston, Lena Dunham, Victoria Beckham and Justin Bieber all showing evidence of the temporary raised circular bumps on their backs

Coleen Noland and Jamelia experience cupping on Loose Women Although the resulting marks can look alarming, they are temporary, and this kind of cupping should not hurt in any way as the cups used are thick-rimmed and do not heat up.

Other forms of cupping involve using a sort of suction kit, so no flame is needed.

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In China, cupping is such an integral part of mainstream medicine that it is practised at hospitals for a variety of conditions.
Many medical experts are scathing, and warn that fads such as this can become dangerous if people start to use them in place of seeing their GP.